Colorado Women Capture Three Wins

BOULDER — Colorado track and field women's sprinters and hurdlers showed out here Saturday in the final day of the Potts Invitational, picking up three wins and two top-10 marks in school history.

The women's 60 hurdlers got things going qualifying four through to finals in Avery McMullen, Jada Green, Joy Moorer and Eva Bruce. The quartet headed to finals where McMullen won in 8.31 seconds, followed by Green in second in 8.44 seconds. The mark moves Green up to eighth in school history. Eva Bruce finished fifth in 8.79, while Moorer finished eighth in 9.01.

The women followed in up with a one-two finish in the 400-meter dash with Grace Jenkins winning in 56.81 while Jaida Drame was second in 57.52 seconds.

A quartet of Buffs finished in the top eight to close out the sprints in the 200. Emma Pollak won the event in 24.04 seconds, bettering her third-best mark in CU history. McMullen came in second running 24.39, followed by Green in fifth in 25.10 and Moorer in eighth in 25.52 seconds.

On the men's side, the 4x400-meter relay of Ian Gilmore, Luke Dry, James Milholen and Tyler Williams won in 3:12.51, the eighth-best mark in CU history.

The men's sprinters also had Luc Andrada finish third in the 60-meter finals in 6.81 seconds followed by Gilmore in fourth in 6.91 seconds. Moving up to the 200, Milholen finished third in 21.61 seconds while Williams finished fourth in 21.64 and Andrada finished seventh in 21.81 seconds. The sprints squad finished out the scoring with Dry finishing third in the 400 in 48.95, followed by Cole Romig in sixth in 49.83 seconds.

The distance squad also had a pair of top-five finishes with Grady Rauba finishing the mile fifth in 4:12.32 while Whitney Valenti was fifth on the women's side in 5:03.61 seconds.

Two more facility records fell today, making it eight in the meet. The men's mile facility record was set today by Sam Parsons of Tinman Elite who ran the fastest electronically timed mile in Colorado history at 4:00.08.

RESULTS:
Men's 60H Prelims: 1. Cameron Harris (AF) 7.92Q; 12. Nick Bianco (COLO) 8.38; 22. Troy Colleran (COLO) 8.70
Men's 60H Finals: 1. Leroy Elliott Jr. (UNAT) 7.91
Men's 60 Prelims: 1. Coby Hilton (UNAT) 6.71Q; 5. Luc Andrada (COLO) 6.85q; 6. Ian Gilmore (COLO) 6.88q; 17. Aidan Christiansen (COLO) 7.15;
Men's 60 Finals: 1. Coby Hilton (UNAT) 6.62 FR; 3. Luc Andrada (COLO) 6.81; 5. Ian Gilmore (COLO) 6.91
Men's Mile: 1. Sam Parsons (TINMAN) 4:00.08 FR*; 5. Grady Rauba (COLO) 4:12.32; 12. Jace Aschbrenner (COLO) 4:16.82
Men's 400: 1. Jonah Vigil (ADAMS) 47.21; 3. Luke Dry (COLO) 48.95; 6. Cole Romig (COLO) 49.83
Men's 800: 1. Drew Hunter (TINMAN) 1:51.37; 3. Ryan Lindrud (COLO) 1:52.21; 5. Ben Greene (COLO) 1:52.73; 7. Charles Welch (COLO) 1:53.94
Men's 200: 1. Zac Larrier (AF) 21.47; 3. James Milholen (COLO) 21.61; 4. Tyler Williams (COLO) 21.64; 7. Luc Andrada (COLO) 21.81; 19. Garrett Nelson (COLO) 22.57
Men's 3000: 1. Mason Norman (WYO) 8:17.80;
Men's 4x400: 1. Colorado A (Gilmore/Dry/Milholen/Williams) 3:12.51; 2. Colorado B (Romig/Nelson/Lindrud/Welch) 3:19.33

Women's 60H Prelims: 1. Avery McMullen (COLO) 8.35Q; 2. Jada Green (COLO) 8.53Q; 4. Joy Moorer (COLO) 8.87Q; 5. Eva Bruce (COLO) 8.92q; 13. Allie Routledge (COLO) 9.50; 15. Riley Burkey (COLO) 10.12
Women's 60H Finals: 1. Avery McMullen (COLO) 8.31; 2. Jada Green (COLO) 8.44; 5. Eva Bruce (COLO) 8.79; 8. Joy Moorer (COLO) 9.01
Women's 60 Prelims: 1. Marybeth Sant-Price (UNAT) 7.25Q
Women's 60 Finals: 1. Marybeth Sant-Price (UNAT) 7.24
Women's Mile: 1. Emily Chaston (CSU) 4:59.62; 5. Whitney Valenti (COLO) 5:03.61
Women's 400: 1. Grace Jenkins (COLO) 56.81; 2. Jaida Drame (COLO) 57.52
Women's 800: 1. Tori Gerlach (TINMAN) 2:14.09
Women's 200: 1. Emma Pollak (COLO) 24.04; 2. Avery McMullen (COLO) 24.39; 5. Jada Green (COLO) 25.10; 8. Joy Moorer (COLO) 25.52;
Women's 3000: 1. Carrie Verdon (UNAT) 9:26.20; 9. Anna Shults (COLO) 10:10.14; 17. Alisa Meraz-Fishbein (COLO) 10:47.24;
Women's 4x400: 1. Wyoming 3:56.74

*Fastest electronically recorded mile in Colorado history

PREVIOUS RESULTS:
Men's High Jump: 1. Jalan Rivers (AF) 2.06m (6-9); 4. Troy Colleran (COLO) 1.96m (6-5); 10. Jackson Meyer (COLO) 1.91m (6-3.25); T14. Nick Bianco (COLO) 1.81m (5-11.25)
Men's Pole Vault: 1. Caiden Macktinger (AF) 5.15m (16-10.75) FR; 7. Troy Colleran (COLO) 4.40m (14-5.25)
Men's Long Jump: 1. Papay Glaywulu (ADAMS) 7.45m (24-5.5) FR; 3. Aidan Christiansen (COLO) 6.89m (22-7.25)
Men's Shot Put: 1. Mariano Kis (CSU) 18.29m (60-0.25) FR; 13. Lars Atkinson (COLO) 13.16m (43-2.25); 14. Isaiah Bouchard (COLO) 12.88m (42-3.25); 16. Henry Carlson (COLO) 12.68m (41-7.25)
Men's Weight Throw: 1. Dom Williams (UNAT) 20.13m (66-0.5) FR; 3. Isaiah Bouchard (COLO) 17.08m (56-0.5)
Men's Triple Jump: 1. Qwazon Al Khaliq (UNAT) 15.59m (51-1.75) FR

Women's High Jump: 1. Allie Routledge (COLO) 1.77m (5-9.75); 2. Avery McMullen (COLO) 1.66m (5-5.25); 4. Riley Burkey (COLO) 1.61m (5-3.25)
Women's Pole Vault: 1. Celyn Stermer (CSU) 4.13m (13-6.5) FR
Women's Long Jump: 1. Lexie Keller (CSU) 5.73m (18-9.75); 2. Eva Bruce (COLO) 5.70m (18-8.5)
Women's Triple Jump: 1. Jo-Anna Pinnock (CSU) 12.08m (39-7.75)
Women's Shot Put: 1. Mya Lesnar (CSU) 16.27m (53-4.5); 4. Lauren Whyrick (COLO) 13.54m (44-5.25); 6. Jada Green (COLO) 12.93m (42-5.25); 10. Meghan Whyrick (COLO) 12.46m (40-10.5); 15. Jane Powers (COLO) 10.53m (34-6.75); 16. Obi Osafo-Mensah (COLO) 10.29m (33-9.25); 18. Eva Bruce (COLO) 9.86m (32-4.25); 19. Allie Routledge (COLO) 9.47m (31-1); 23. Riley Burkey (COLO) 7.87m (25-10)
Women's Weight Throw: 1. Gya'ni Sami (COLO) 18.76m (61-6.75); 10. Jane Powers (COLO) 15.41m (50-6.75); 16. Obi Osafo-Mensah (COLO) 12.29m (40-4)

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Players Mentioned

Luc Andrada

Jace Aschbrenner

Lars Atkinson

Isaiah Bouchard

Eva Bruce

Riley Burkey

Henry Carlson

Aidan Christiansen

Troy Colleran

Jaida Drame

Luke Dry

Ian Gilmore

Jada Green

Ben Greene

Grace Jenkins

Ryan Lindrud

Avery McMullen

Alisa Meraz-Fishbein

Jackson Meyer

James Milholen

Joy Moorer

Garrett Nelson

Emma Pollak

Jane Powers

Grady Rauba

Allie Routledge

Gya'ni Sami

Anna Shults

Whitney Valenti

Lauren Whyrick

Meghan Whyrick

Tyler Williams